1992 Habilitation, medical faculty university of Basel: “Trichothiodystrophy: the sulfur deficient brittle hair as a model disease in association with ectodermal dysplasias”

1997 Head of Dermatology, State Hospital Aarau

1999 Professor for Dermatology and Venerology at medical university of Basel

2004 President elect of Swiss Association of Dermatology and Venerology

2004 Promotion to Medical Director, Dermatology, State Hospital Aarau

2005 President Swiss Association of Dermatology and Venerology

2006 Professor and Chair of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel

Research Interest

Since the beginning of my medical career I was interested in genodermatosis. A research project with a big Swiss family with “erythrokeratodermia figurate variabilis” targeting the phenotype allowed finding the place of the gen in collaboration with Prof Richard (NIH) and later determines the gen. As a consequence subsequent projects were conducted and helped establishing a network between Europe and the USA. Translational research, from basic research into clinic always fascinated me. A second focus is cell biology and wound healing, skin change in systemic diseases incl. HIV. Pediatric Dermatology is another interest of our.